J. Aaron Wagner, P.E.

J. Aaron Wagner, P.E. - NC26
J. Aaron Wagner, P.E.
Floresville Electric Light, Texas
CEO
Every session that I attended was beneficial, I just wish I could have attended them all!
Bonds and Financing
The Dalton, Ga., City Council recently approved a resolution authorizing public power utility Dalton Utilities (DU) to proceed with a proposal to issue revenue bonds to finance the construction of a new power plant.
Transmission
Xcel Energy and its partners recently received approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to move forward with its Mankato–Mississippi River Transmission Project.
Distributed Energy Resources
The Tennessee Valley Authority is seeking offers for renewable energy credits to meet the North Carolina Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard for Compliance Year 2025 and beyond.
Generation
Utah Municipal Power Agency (UMPA), a joint action agency, and Mainspring Energy on Feb. 9 announced UMPA’s selection of Mainspring Linear Generators to supply 48 MW of new dispatchable local generation capacity. The greenfield project, scheduled to begin operation in central Utah in 2027, will cost-effectively deliver significant new capacity to UMPA’s member cities.
Contact Tobias Sellier, Senior Director of Media Relations and Communications at MediaRelations@PublicPower.org. Washington D.C., February 26, 2025—Representative Rudy Yakym (R-IN) today received the American Public Power Association’s Public Service Award...
Reliability
The City of Walters, Oklahoma, a public power community, recently received news from U.S. Rep. Tom Cole’s (R-Okla.) office regarding the Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill that was recently signed into law.
Generation
During a planned outage, Florida public power utility Gainesville Regional Utilities is completing a major maintenance milestone at the J.R. Kelly Plant with the overhaul of the gas turbine.
Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Updates Nashville Electric Service Says Power Restored to All Customers Capable of Receiving It, February 7, 2026 DOE Issues Emergency Orders to Help Florida Public Power Utilities Meet Increased Power...